Momentum is building to explore Venus

Re:Momentum is building to explore Venus by Baeocystin on Thursday June 06, 2019 @09:02PM (#20120712)

Is Mars' gravity too low for long-term habitation?

I know that we know that zero-G is a negative, but do we have any idea if it's a threshold that needs to be reached, a linear response to G-force that scales from untenable to fine, etc?

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Re:Momentum is building to explore Venus by colordrops on Friday June 07, 2019 @12:12AM (#20121607)

I would imagine that it's going to be a gradient. Just like any other form of exercise, the more effort you put in, the more positive effect. Humans would need to put in much less effort on Mars. Once we are spread across the solar system there will probably new exercise systems for 0 and .3 G environments.

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Re:Momentum is building to explore Venus by therein on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @01:30AM (#20153201)

I am also unsure about how it would affect the prenatal development as the way "layering" occurs is highly dependent on gravity.

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Re:Momentum is building to explore Venus by BurningFrog on Thursday June 06, 2019 @09:38PM (#20120906)

The only way to really find out is to go there and live for a while :)

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